Sarah Higinbotham

Visiting Assistant Professor of English

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My PhD is in early modern literature and my scholarship centers around the intersections of literature and law. I’ve written about the violence of the law in early modern England, critical prison theory, and human rights in children’s literature.

For the last nine years, I’ve taught at a men’s prison outside Atlanta, a place where I’ve found — ironically — unparalleled intellectual freedom and creative collaboration. Along with my friend and colleague Bill Taft, I co-direct the nonprofit Common Good Atlanta, which seeks to connect the humanities to the community.